Total Crime Rate

128.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 98.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windermere Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Oxley , and the 165th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windermere Road (WV6 9DR) in the last 12 months was 128.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% higher than the Oxley average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windermere Road (WV6 9DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnhurst Lane (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Windermere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnhurst Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnhurst Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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